Vocabulary

• due to: Because of; owing to
• set with: To be decorated or adorned with something.
• on sunday: Every Sunday; each Sunday.
• at least: As a minimum
• threat to: A person or thing likely to cause damage or danger.
• in with: Fashionable or popular at the moment.
• block off: To prevent access to an area or road.
• request for: A formal application or appeal for something.
• for days: For a long period of time; lasting several days.
• play out: To use up or exhaust
• run over: To go beyond a limit, e.g. of a budget
• allow for: To take into consideration
• at the same time: Simultaneously; at the identical moment.
• same time: Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• left out: To forget; omit
• for certain: Definitely; without a doubt.
• also known as: Also called; alternatively named.
• set after: To chase or pursue someone or something.
• for England: To an extreme degree; with great intensity, effort, or quantity.
• bow out: To decide not to do something; back out
• on to: Toward something; forward
• go on: To continue doing something
• check out
• immediately: Without any delay; straight away
• severe: Very bad; harsh
• confident: Feeling that you can do well at something
• version: Different way that someone interprets something
• prime: To get a person ready for; prepare someone
• collapse: To fold (e.g. a stroller) down to make it smaller
• accountable: Be responsible to someone or for some activity
• remain: To be left behind; to continue to exist
• security: Department in a company in charge of protection
• dispute: To argue with someone about something
• due: When something is required or expected
• incident: Event, usually unusual or important; accident
• invest: To use resources to build for the future
• leave: To go away from; depart
• command: To be able to see far from a certain location
• defense: Argument in support of something
• investigation: Search for information about something
• policy: Document stating terms of an insurance agreement
• coast: Land near the sea or ocean
• trip: To release an electrical switch
• impose: To make someone to do or endure something
• enforcement: Process of making sure that rules are followed
• president: Person in charge of a country, or organization
• storm: To act violently or angrily
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• minister: An official who heads a government department
• blackout: When the electric power is off; outage
• set: Prepared for something; ready
• grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
• strait: Channel joining large bodies of water
• concert: Musical entertainment performed in public
• include: To make someone, something part of a group
• immigration: Process of moving your home to a new country
• hold: To agree to keep something for someone
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• country: An area of land that is controlled by a government
• transit: System of transportation, often in a city
• machine: Piece of equipment used to do work
• post: To send a letter or package using stamps
• live: To be alive
• sidewalk: Paved area for pedestrians, usually beside a road
• detain: To keep someone somewhere, e.g. in jail
• semi: A prefix meaning 'half'
• rendition: Performance of a particular piece, esp. of music
• illegally: In a manner not allowed by law; criminally
• inland: Concerning areas that are not near a coast
• rapper: Singer who performs rap music